diff --git a/manga_translator/translators/deepseek.py b/manga_translator/translators/deepseek.py
index 77e4dc8b..eb56bf43 100644
--- a/manga_translator/translators/deepseek.py
+++ b/manga_translator/translators/deepseek.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ async def _request_translation(self, to_lang: str, prompt: str) -> str:
 
         try:
             response = await self.client.chat.completions.create(
-                model='gpt-4o-2024-08-06',
+                model='deepseek-chat',
                 messages=messages,
                 max_tokens=self._MAX_TOKENS // 2,
                 temperature=self.temperature,